Ecommerce

SKU is short for stock keeping unit. SKU numbers help you automate inventory management. For new eCommerce sellers, SKU numbers aren’t a requirement. As your business grows, however, you will find that SKUs help you understand sales trends and grow your business. You can use them to better understand your customers and project future sales. … Read more

Would you like to sell on the marketplace app that currently has the most downloads in the US? Then you need to sign up to sell on Wish.com. The site has a fraction of the sales volume of Amazon or Alibaba, but it’s growing fast, with 500 million users in 2019. Here’s everything you need … Read more

eBay Fast ‘N Free is the latest shipping option offered by eBay. The name is hard to type and can be confusing for companies when trying to figure out how to qualify. That’s because it’s part of a broader eBay program and makes demands of your shipping and fulfillment practices. So, let’s break down what … Read more

The leaves have turned, the air is getting crisper, and Cyber Monday will be here before you know it. That’s the day that eCommerce sites both large and small will be offering the internet equivalent of door-buster deals for online shoppers. Shoppers may flock to brick and mortar stores on Black Friday, the day after … Read more

Your online store is safe from a holdup by a thief in a ski mask. But you are vulnerable to a type of crime that can be even more devastating: an eCommerce cyberattack. And, yes, in a worst-case scenario, hackers can shut down your eCommerce business. Hackers love eCommerce. As eCommerce sales continue to grow, … Read more

Online stores are businesses just like any other, and that means you’ve got risks and liabilities to cover, which has probably sent you to Google looking to see if eCommerce insurance is a thing. While not a specific policy, you can get covered in a variety of ways. The good news is that the booming … Read more

A shipping confirmation is one of the essential transactional emails for any company that offers product shipping. Together with order confirmation, it helps customers track their orders and check whether everything is fine. An order confirmation email is sent once your customer has made a purchase, and a shipping confirmation is sent after the order … Read more

When you start a brick-and-mortar business, you get a business license from the city or county where your operations are headquartered. So, when you start an ecommerce business, do you need an online business license? The answer to that question is complicated. While a few product categories are federally regulated, most business licensing is done … Read more

ShipStation is a web-based shipping platform that helps businesses manage their small parcel shipping and e-commerce fulfillment. It’s how you can get products and purchases to your customers, though it often won’t help with managing your inbound inventory if you are shipping at freight levels. This is a SaaS (software-as-a-service) solution, so you won’t need … Read more

When disaster strikes your supply chain, every hour of downtime costs your ecommerce business money. A hurricane shuts down your fulfillment center. A cyberattack takes your website offline. Your key supplier faces production delays. Without a solid ecommerce business continuity plan, these disruptions can devastate your revenue and destroy customer trust. The stakes are higher … Read more

Economic order quantity, or EOQ, is a formula that helps you figure out the right amount of stock to fill your orders during the year ahead. Economic order quantity helps you reduce the amount of money you have tied up in inventory while ensuring that you don’t run out of products to sell. EOQ does … Read more